Sino-Soviet Split Cold War in the Communist World

Name: Sino-Soviet Split Cold War in the Communist World
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ISBN: 9780691135908

ISBN-10: 0691135908

ISBN-13: 9780691135908

Edition: 2008

Authors: Lorenz M. Lï¿½thi, Lorenz M. Luthi

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A decade after the Soviet Union and the People's Republic of China established their formidable alliance in 1950, escalating public disagreements between them broke the international communist movement apart. InThe Sino-Soviet Split, Lorenz Luuml;thi tells the story of this rupture, which became one of the defining events of the Cold War. Identifying the primary role of disputes over Marxist-Leninist ideology, Luuml;thi traces their devastating impact in sowing conflict between the two nations in the areas of economic development, party relations, and foreign policy. The source of this estrangement was Mao Zedong's ideological radicalization at a time when Soviet leaders, mainly Nikita…

Book details

List price: $51.00
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication date: 3/2/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 400
Size: 6.18" wide x 9.21" long x 0.92" tall
Weight: 1.452
Language: English



Maps


Acknowledgments


Abbreviations and Terms


Transliteration and Diacritical Marks


Introduction



Historical Background, 1921-1955



The Collapse of Socialist Unity, 1956-1957



Mao's Challenges, 1958



Visible Cracks, 1959



World Revolution and the Collapse of Economic Relations, 1960



Ambiguous Truce, 1961-1962



Mao Resurgent, 1962-1963



The American Factor, 1962-1963



Khrushchev's Fall and the Collapse of Party Relations, 1963-1966



Vietnam and the Collapse of the Military Alliance, 1964-1966


Conclusion


Essay on the Sources


Index